THAMIARAEINA Fenyes 1921

Leschen, Richard A. B. & Newton, Alfred F., 2015, Checklist and type designations of New Zealand Aleocharinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), Zootaxa 4028 (3), pp. 301-353 : 312

THAMIARAEINA Fenyes 1921

Thamiaraea Thomson 1858

Thamiaraea Thomson 1858: 35 . Type species: Aleochara cinnamomea Gravenhorst, 1802 (as Homalota cinnamomea ), by monotypy.

Notes: There are 61 valid species of Thamiaraea worldwide, including two that are endemic to New Zealand.

Thamiaraea aucklandica Cameron 1950

Thamiaraea aucklandica Cameron 1950: 24 . Type locality: Auckland: Epsom. Type depository: NZAC LT, 2PLT; BMNH 3PLT (designated below). Note: as synonym of fuscicornis in NZAC and BMNH by P. Hammond (nov.?). Distribution: New Zealand (AK).

Remarks. Cameron did not specify the exact number of specimens he examined for Thamiaraea aucklandica , and

there were three specimens each in the BMNH and NZAC: though the labels did not match among the BMNH (one

set in Brookes’ hand, the other in Cameron’s hand) indicating the specimens were originally carded together. In

order to stabilize this name a lectotype (NZAC) and 5 paralectotypes (BMNH, NZAC) are here designated from

material of Thamiaraea aucklandica .

Type material examined. Lectotype ( NZAC): card-mounted (far left specimen of 3, 14 handwritten at base of

card), “Coll. E. S. Brookes. 15-9-1948 [in Brookes’ hand] // Epsom, Auckland (leaf-mould) [in Brookes’ hand] //

Thamiaraea aucklandica Cam TYPES [in Cameron’s hand, “ types ” in red ink] // A. E. Brookes Collection // NZAC

specimen database record 1007108 // NZ Arthropod Collection Private Bag 92170 Auckland New Zealand

NZAC 04065718 [barcode label]”. Paralectotypes: 2 ( NZAC), card-mounted on same card with lectotype, middle

specimen (mounted dorsally) and right specimen, same data as lectotype; 2 ( BMNH), card-mounted on same card,

“Para-type [round label with yellow border] // Coll. E. S. Brookes. 15-9-1948 [in Brookes’ hand] // Leaf-mould [in

Brookes’ hand] // Epsom, base of Mt Eden, Auckland [in Brookes’ hand] // paratypes [in Brookes’ hand, red line

underline] // Thamiaraea aucklandica Cameron. [in Brookes’ hand] // Brit. Mus. 1952-526 [2 labels, “526

handwritten]”; 1 ( BMNH), card-mounted, “M. Cameron. Bequest. B.M. 1955-147. // Epsom Auckland N. Zealand

[in Camerons’ hand] // Thamiaraea aucklandica Cam. [in Cameron’s hand] // aucklandica Cam. [in Cameron’s

hand]”.

Thamiaraea fuscicornis ( Broun 1880)

Gyrophaena fuscicorne Broun 1880: 92 . Type locality: near Whangarei Heads. Type depository: BMNH HT. Note: as Ocalea, Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz (1926: 730) , Kuschel (1990), but as Thamiaraea, Cameron (1950) , NZAC collection. Distribution: New Zealand (AK,ND,TO;SO).

Remarks. Broun based the description on a single specimen that we confirmed as the holotype.

Type material examined. Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted [lacking left corner of pronotum and elytra], “ Type

[round label with red border] // 169. [green label] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922 -482.

// Manaia. Whangarei [in Broun’s hand] // Tachyusa fuscicornis [in Broun’s hand]”.